Apartment building in The Hague collapses after fire, four injured
Prime Minister Dick Schoof said in a statement he was shocked by images of the disaster and had offered assistance to local authorities.
An apartment building was hit by an explosion and fire in a residential neighborhood of the Dutch city of The Hague on Saturday morning, the local fire department said, with at least four people injured.
"At around 6:15 a.m. a three-story apartment building partially collapsed and a fire broke out," the Hague fire department said in a statement.
"Up to now four victims have been taken to the hospital."
Fire breaks out
There was no immediate indication of the cause. Broadcaster NOS interviewed a neighbor who reported hearing a child calling for help as the building burned.
Images of the scene posted on social media platform X from a higher building nearby showed one segment, encompassing five apartments had been reduced to ashes and rubble.
Prime Minister Dick Schoof said in a statement he was shocked by images of the disaster and had offered assistance to local authorities.
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Four people have been hospitalized so far, according to Dutch News. According to De Telegraaf, as many as 20 people could have been in the three-story building at the time of the explosion.
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